pa ‧ gi ‧ na ‧ tion /ˌpædʒəˈneɪʃ ə n, ˌpædʒɪˈneɪʃ ə n/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable]
[ Date: 1800-1900 ; Language: French ; Origin: Latin pagina ; ⇨ ↑ page 1 ]
technical the process of giving a number to each page of a book, magazine etc
—paginate /ˈpædʒəneɪt, ˈpædʒɪneɪt/ verb [transitive]